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hi,
after some advice re isolation for under the counter kitchen sockets for appliances such as built in washing machines,dish washers,freezers ect. wondering what methods people use.
currently i am instaling a switch fused spur adjacent to a local double socket and spuring down to unswitched single socket. hence using the switch fused spur as the isolator. ive heard that having two 13 amp fuses in series is wrong re discrimination but cant see any problem,we wire fused spurs for additional sockets like that all the time am i missing something. this is ok for maybe one or two appliances but can become very crowded and look messy for a bank of under counter sockets. any other methods that people use ?? (for additions to exisitng circuit)
for new circuit installs ive thought of wiring 13amp sfu or 20amp DP switches directly into the ring main and feeding the socket from the load side, but can you actually wire a 20amp rated switch to a 32 amp protected ring main, i cant see a problem as the appliance is will never draw more than 13amps, just the rating of the switch that bothers me
another thought was to wire unfused spur from local socket to a switched socket located in an adjacent cupbord and plug appliance in there giving access for isolation, solving the problem of numerous sfu or dp switches.
any one see a problem with any of these or have better ideas or suggestions most welcome
after some advice re isolation for under the counter kitchen sockets for appliances such as built in washing machines,dish washers,freezers ect. wondering what methods people use.
currently i am instaling a switch fused spur adjacent to a local double socket and spuring down to unswitched single socket. hence using the switch fused spur as the isolator. ive heard that having two 13 amp fuses in series is wrong re discrimination but cant see any problem,we wire fused spurs for additional sockets like that all the time am i missing something. this is ok for maybe one or two appliances but can become very crowded and look messy for a bank of under counter sockets. any other methods that people use ?? (for additions to exisitng circuit)
for new circuit installs ive thought of wiring 13amp sfu or 20amp DP switches directly into the ring main and feeding the socket from the load side, but can you actually wire a 20amp rated switch to a 32 amp protected ring main, i cant see a problem as the appliance is will never draw more than 13amps, just the rating of the switch that bothers me
another thought was to wire unfused spur from local socket to a switched socket located in an adjacent cupbord and plug appliance in there giving access for isolation, solving the problem of numerous sfu or dp switches.
any one see a problem with any of these or have better ideas or suggestions most welcome
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